Zoe Bi explained: "The small cactus grew from the big cactus and was later transplanted into a separate pot, so it's no problem for the eldest brother to have two pots of plants because they are originally one."
Jason Zhang: ...
"There is another story about this cactus," Zoe Bi stretched his neck to look in the direction of Liam Gu's office, then lowered his voice and said, "About two months ago, at the end of May, a senior intern girl came to our group. It was said that she was the junior of the boss at T University."
"Oh?" Jason Zhang pricked up his ears and began to listen to the gossip with shining eyes.
Zoe Bi pointed to where Jason Zhang was sitting and said, "That girl was sitting in your seat before. She also asked the boss for the ball."
"Wait," Jason Zhang interrupted her, "Let me make it clear that I didn't ask for this ball on my own initiative. It was Engineer Gu who told the front desk to give it to me."
Zoe Bi: ...
Jason Zhang recounted the conversation at that time, and Zoe Bi rolled his eyes and said, "The only two cacti in this office are the boss's, and you admitted in front of him that you like cacti. Isn't this a disguised way of asking for favors?"
The corner of Jason Zhang's mouth twitched. At that time, he really didn't know that the small one and the big one were one... Ugh, why is this description so weird?
Zoe Bi continued: "Anyway, the girl took the initiative to ask for it. She is good-looking and cheerful. Although she didn't say it explicitly, everyone can see that she likes the boss. The boss didn't refuse directly, but smiled and asked, 'The little ball grew out of the big ball. If I give it to any girl casually, what would you be?'"
Jason Zhang didn't react: "What's that?"
"Are you stupid? Xiaoqiu grew out of Daqiu, so he is Daqiu's biological brother. Liam Gu is the father of both Daqiu and Xiaoqiu. If someone needs to help Liam Gu take care of his son, then it should be Liam Gu's wife!" Zoe Bi was so anxious that she started to call Liam Gu by his name.
Jason Zhang finally figured out what was going on, and his face turned red with embarrassment.
"The girl was so teased that she was speechless. The matter of the cactus was dropped, and she didn't stay for long. She left after two months of internship. But after that incident, everyone believed that Liam Gu would not give his cactus away casually, otherwise it would cause misunderstanding," Zoe Bi said, looking at Jason Zhang with an ambiguous look, "I didn't expect that he would give it away now."
Jason Zhang was completely confused, his heart was pounding, and a series of confusing questions flashed through his mind: It's over, Liam Gu gave me a cactus, what does he think of me, damn, I didn't mean that at all, will he think I'm gay?
Until Leo Zhu sneered and said, "Don't listen to her nonsense. Girls love to make up stories. I think the boss said that to express in a euphemism that he is not interested in that girl. Also, isn't the one growing out of Daqiu Daqiu's body Daqiu's offspring? How can they be brothers?"
Zoe Bi said seriously: "The bulbs growing on the cactus are brothers from the same root. If they are not cut off, they will stick together in the end! The seeds produced after the cactus blooms are the offspring, you uneducated person!"
Leo Zhu: "I can't argue with you, so I won't argue with you anymore..."
Although Zoe Bi's argument made sense, Jason Zhang was more inclined to Leo Zhu's argument. He took a deep breath and comforted himself: It's just a pass, why is there so much twists and turns!
However, this story also made Jason Zhang realize that he might not be special to Liam Gu at all. Although they graduated from the same high school and were from the same hometown, so what? Liam Gu was not only a student of Ningwai, but also a student of T University. He had countless younger students, not to mention his seniors, juniors, colleagues and peers at work...
Thinking of this, Jason Zhang couldn't help feeling a little depressed, but he didn't think about relying on any connections to gain Liam Gu's favor, so he quickly adjusted his mood.
Since there were no new tasks early in the morning, Jason Zhang took the opportunity to take out his phone and took a photo of his work desk and posted it to his Moments, with the note: "newstart!"
He wanted to put away his phone after posting the photo, but soon someone liked it. Jason Zhang was itching to see who liked it. It was another college classmate named Xue Wenhan, who is still studying for a master's degree in the UK, but he is not studying for a master's degree in architecture. Instead, he switched to a master's degree in literature related to architecture.
Considering the time difference, it's already two o'clock in the morning there. It seems that this guy is still staying up late, but it is not known whether he is studying or playing.
While he was in a daze, there were several new reminders above. Many people liked or sent messages of congratulations, and some asked him where he was successful. Jason Zhang didn't have time to reply one by one.
The experience of being noticed and liked instantly satisfied Jason Zhang's desire for recognition. Just as he was about to quickly reply, a familiar voice sounded behind him: "You seem quite relaxed."
Jason Zhang's hair stood on end and he was so scared that he almost dropped his phone.
Liam Gu, holding a teacup, appeared behind him silently again, with an inexplicably sharp look in his eyes, looking at him with a smile, and before Jason Zhang could say anything, he said, "Come here."
Jason Zhang quickly put his phone into his pocket and followed with a nervous mood.
There were two chairs in front of Liam Gu's desk. Jason Zhang found one and sat down. Then a girl with long straight hair came over and asked softly, "Mr. Gu, you wanted to see me?"
Liam Gu nodded and pointed to the empty seat next to Jason Zhang and asked her to sit down.
The two looked at each other, and Jason Zhang took the lead in reaching out to greet the girl: "I'm Jason Zhang, the one who came here yesterday."
The girl smiled shyly, shook hands with him, and said softly, "I heard about you. I'm Du Ruixuan. Hello."
Seeing that they had finished getting acquainted, Liam Gu pushed the two stacks of information that were originally spread out in front of him in front of them and said, "This is the design brief for a single youth apartment in City S. Three plans are needed. Xiao Du, you will do two, and Jason Zhang will do one. The preliminary design plan must be discussed in the discussion room at 1:30 this afternoon, and the detailed floor plan must be completed before leaving get off work tonight."
Jason Zhang was still digesting what Liam Gu said when he heard Du Ruixuan respond very straightforwardly, "I understand," and then stood up.
"Hey, wait a minute." After they went out, Jason Zhang quickly stopped her and asked, "We need to have a plan by 1:30 this afternoon, so don't we only have one morning?" Because the one hour at noon is for lunch, so to be precise, there are only three hours.
Du Ruixuan said calmly: "Yes."
Jason Zhang was shocked. When he was studying, they had to work on each project for a week. What could he do in three hours now? He might just spend the time looking for some information.
But Du Ruixuan, who had made an extra plan than him, was calmer than him. What could he do?
Jason Zhang gritted his teeth and returned to his seat, flipping through the information and reading it frantically. This pressure made him feel like he was on a deadline every minute! What Moments, what likes, Jason Zhang didn't have the energy to think about anything at all!
Perhaps people's explosive power under pressure is really endless. After three hours in the morning, Jason Zhang actually came up with a plan.
Fortunately, this was a "single youth apartment", which Jason Zhang was more familiar with than the core tube of a large office building. After all, he lived in a student apartment when he was abroad, and he had seen many beautiful modern youth hostels when he traveled abroad. He drew one based on his memory, and then changed it here and there, putting together the plan and the rough model, and finally he could give an explanation during the afternoon discussion.
Although it was a bit crude and he didn't know what the result would be, Jason Zhang couldn't help but think, if he had used this kind of efficiency in designing when he was studying, wouldn't it have gone straight to heaven?
When it was lunch time, Jason Zhang ordered a meal at the company and could eat in the dining area with his colleagues.
Du Ruixuan sat two rows away from Jason Zhang, and was close to Lu Qiao. Jason Zhang wanted to call her over when he passed by her, and planned to discuss the plan with her in advance during the meal to see if what he did would work, but Du Ruixuan said, "You go eat first, I haven't finished painting yet, I'll eat later."
Jason Zhang thought about it and it made sense. She had to draw two sets, so her workload was much heavier than his.
Seeing Du Ruixuan concentrating on drawing something, Jason Zhang curiously leaned over to take a look. He was stunned to see several completed pen and colored pencil manuscripts stacked on her desk, which were exquisite and beautiful.
"Oh my God! You did a purely hand-painted design?" Jason Zhang said in shock.
Du Ruixuan smiled and shook his head: "No, the drawings have been drawn on the computer. I am just drawing a few quick renderings now so that I can add more explanations later."
Jason Zhang was so frightened that he stuttered: "You, you draw really well."
Although foreign architecture departments also have relevant sketching courses, they do not require students to have good hand-drawing skills. In addition, with the popularity of computer design software, Jason Zhang has rarely done hand-drawing since he learned those software. Now he can draw a few planes and elevations, but he is definitely not capable of professional renderings of Du Ruixuan's level.
Du Ruixuan said modestly: "I am very ordinary. You can look at the paintings of Yuan Zhicheng who sits diagonally opposite you. He graduated from the Academy of Fine Arts, and his hand-drawn paintings are really good."
Jason Zhang didn't want to say anything anymore. If someone gave him a basin of sand, he would bury his head in it!
The relaxed mood he had just felt after finishing the plan was gone, and Jason Zhang quickly finished his meal and returned to his desk. There was still half an hour left before lunch break, so he could have taken this opportunity to slack off, take a nap, or even check his social media, but Jason Zhang had no intention of doing anything else. He silently flipped through the plan he had just made, thinking about where he could make some additions.
At half past one, Liam Gu sent a message on time to call him and Du Ruixuan to a meeting.
The two of them brought their own design results to the discussion room, which felt a bit like the weekly design class when they were in school, where each student brought his or her own design to meet the instructor. But because his work was not as good as Du Ruixuan's, and not as much as hers, Jason Zhang was very nervous, fearing that he would be criticized again.
Liam Gu quickly reviewed it and first approved Du Ruixuan's output. He asked Jason Zhang to take a look at the two plans and asked him what he thought.
"Very, very good." Jason Zhang was already stunned by those beautiful hand-drawn drawings.
But Liam Gu looked at it carefully for a while, and then pointed out several streamline problems in Du Ruixuan's plan without mercy. One of the plans was basically criticized to the point of being completely useless, and Du Ruixuan was almost crying.
Jason Zhang was terrified when he heard this, and then he realized that what he had suffered last night was nothing at all. Liam Gu was too scary, really too scary... Du Ruixuan had tried so hard, why was he so unkind to women!
When it was Jason Zhang's turn, he was ready to be criticized. Perhaps with the precedent of Du Ruixuan, he was not afraid. Instead, he thought that if Liam Gu could criticize him more harshly, it might make Du Ruixuan feel better.
However, after Liam Gu looked at his design, he just nodded and said two words: "Very good."
...It's pretty good, that's it?
Yes, there are no other reviews.
Liam Gu asked Du Ruixuan to modify one of the plans, and then combined it with the one made by Jason Zhang. The two of them completed the next plane detailing task together. At the end, he said: "Let Jason Zhang draw the toilet."
Jason Zhang: ...
After saying that, Liam Gu went out. Jason Zhang poked his head out and made sure that the person had gone far away before looking at Du Ruixuan, who had a gloomy face. She was staring at her design drawings.
Jason Zhang wanted to comfort her out of softness, but he didn't know how to say it. Du Ruixuan had worked here longer than him, and as a newcomer, he should not have the qualifications to comfort his senior.
Just as he was feeling awkward, he saw Du Ruixuan wipe his eyes and looked up and said, "Jason Zhang, can you teach me what your thinking was when you were making a plan?"
There was a gleam of stubborn and determined tears in the girl's slightly red eyes.
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